CVE-2003-0645
man-db 2.3.12 and 2.3.18 to 2.4.1 uses certain user-controlled DEFINE directives from the ~/.manpath file, even when running setuid, which could allow local users to gain privileges.
02 Description
man-db 2.3.12 and 2.3.18 to 2.4.1 uses certain user-controlled DEFINE directives from the ~/.manpath file, even when running setuid, which could allow local users to gain privileges.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.74% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 54.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2003-08-14 04:00Z23 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 01:58Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2003-08-01
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c39c33a28ef9a5afa89fc9a6a612983f04aeded9376a2fb5aa15019dca09339e
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com8352http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8352
- marc.info20030806 man-db[v2.4.1-]: open_cat_stream() privileged call exploit.http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106018504800341&w=2
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commandb-opencatstream-gain-privileges(12848)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12848
- www.debian.orgDSA-364http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-364
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- man-db Fixed in 2.4.1-13
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- man-db Fixed in 2.4.1-13
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- man-db Fixed in 2.4.1-13
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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